Local News

ABU DHABI / WAM Underlining its support to the National Reading Strategy, which extends through 2026, and as part of the month of reading, the National Media Council (NMC) has launched a media strategy for reading, with the aim of involving the media sector and enhancing its role in promoting and encouraging reading as a community habit and an integral part ...

Dubai / Emirates Business At the Dubai International Boat Show 2018, Azimut Yachts launches its new La Dolce Vita 3.0 brand strategy in the UAE important market. Drawing on one of the masterpieces of Italian neorealist film, La Dolce Vita by Federico Fellini, Azimut Yachts presents a contemporary take on a lifestyle where luxury and joie de vivre, combined with ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) has partnered with the International Property Awards (IPA), a renowned international awards programme in the real estate sector, to establish a specialised branch of the programme in Dubai called the ‘International Property Awards Dubai’ (IPAD). Under the new partnership between the two parties, IPAD will become a state-of-the-art global real estate industry ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business On a quite weekend evening, around 70 avid bikers thundered into Al Seef Village Mall, Abu Dhabi on their gleaming powerful two wheeled machines to meet at the Biker’s Cafe for a pleasant experience. While the bikers kicked up interest amongst diners and onlookers, they were in for a pleasant surprise as well. They were ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) awarded an AED871 million contract for the construction of a 40 million imperial gallons per day (MIGD), Seawater Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) based desalination plant in Jebel Ali, to a joint venture comprising ACCIONA Agua S A and Belhasa Six Construct (BeSIX). This new SWRO plant is being developed as a ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, will chair the UAE’s delegation to the UAE-Japan’s Strategic Business Forum, which will be held in Tokyo on March 6 and 7. Abdullah Al Saleh, Under-Secretary for Foreign Trade at the ministry, said the meeting falls within the context of UAE’s efforts to increase its presence in global ...

DUBAI / WAM The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has clarified the criteria that determine whether it is the supplier or end-consumer that bears the cost of the VAT on goods and services set to be delivered fully or partially in 2018, but had been contracted before the implementation of VAT. In a statement, the Federal Tax Authority clarified that according ...

DUBAI / WAM Under the Patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Dubai Government Excellence Programme (DGEP), is organising the 6th edition of Dubai International Government Achievements Exhibition (DIGAE), from April 9-11, 2018 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. The exhibition provides participants the opportunity ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has affirmed that the UAE supports all forms of creativity and innovation and will continue its efforts to bring happiness and greater welfare to its people. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed made the remarks on Saturday while visiting the Dubai ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Interior (MoI), has launched the International Shared Services Award. The announcement came during the first edition of the Government Shared Services Conference. Brigadier Mohammed Hamid Dalmouj Al Dhaheri, Secretary-General of the Office of His Highness the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, said that the award was issued based on the directives ...